Women's Soccer Player Bios
4 Lauren Kanda
Junior * Midfielder * 5-1
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Castle HS
2008: Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference at midfielder...Appeared in 20 matches and made 12 starts...Tied for eighth in the NWC with her team-high five assists and ranked tied for eighth in assists per game (0.25)...The five assists were the most for a Pacific player since 2005...Assisted on the game-winning goal against Pacific Lutheran on 9/20/08...Tallied two assists in 4-3 overtime victory over Linfield on 9/27/08.
2007: Appeared in 16 matches and made 10 starts at midfield...One of six newcomers to appear in 15 or more matches...Tallied the game-tying goal and assisted on the game-winning goal to her sister, Ashley, in Pacific's historic 3-2 double-overtime victory over Puget Sound on 11/3/07...Scored her first collegiate goal in a 5-1 loss to Pacific Lutheran on 10/21/07...Assisted on the game-winning goal to Cory Arashiro in 1-0 overtime victory over George Fox on 9/29/07.
High School: Played for Mark Kane at Castle High School...2006: OIA East Most Valuable Player...2005: Second Team All-OIA East...Also participated in varsity track and field.
Personal: Daughter of Eric & Lisa Kanda...Biology major with emphasis in cellular and molecular biology...Twin sister Ashley also plays soccer for the Boxers...Cousin Summer Kozai is a 2004 graduate of Pacific...Brother Reid played one year of soccer for Embry-Riddle...Career Ambition: Nurse or nurse practitioner.